: a visorless usually woolen cap with a tight headband and a soft full flat top
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The red-beret-wearing Curtis Sliwa founded the crime-fighting Guardian Angels in the 1970s, but was never a serious challenger.—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025 And what's up with that guy in the beret?—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025 Per the company, brand-new elements were designed for Sloth’s pirate hat and bandana, and Mama Fratelli’s hair and beret.—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025 But if you too have been mesmerized by the Belle Époque aesthetics of recent video games like Lies of P and Clair Obscur, Halloween is the perfect opportunity to put on a red beret and parry with the best of them.—James Factora, Them., 17 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for beret
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Etymology
French béret, from Gascon berret, from Old Occitan, cap — more at biretta
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